Speech Therapy Services at Carmel-Clay Schools

Services are provided in the areas of:

A disorder that adversely impacts the child’s educational performance in the general education curriculum is required for identification/eligibility under federal law.

Speech-Language Pathologist Certification

All Carmel-Clay SLP’s hold a Professional License from IPLA or a teaching license from the Indiana DOE. Over 95% of our SLP’s hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA).

Policies and Procedures

The revision of Article 7 became effective August 13, 2008. Students may receive speech and/or language services through formal evaluation.

At parent or school request, members of a multi-disciplinary team will consult to identify the suspected disability and determine if additional evaluation information is needed to determine eligibility.

Parents seeking an evaluation of speech and/or language skills should make a verbal or written request to licensed school personnel at their child’s school. The school has the option to complete an evaluation or deny the request. If the school chooses to conduct an evaluation, a Notice of Initial Evaluation, along with the Consent for Evaluation will be mailed to the parents.

An evaluation and Initial Case Conference will be completed within 50 school days from the date the Consent for Evaluation is received by licensed school personnel. At that time, the Case Conference Committee will determine whether a child is eligible for services, the appropriate type and frequency of services, and annual goals.

Helpful Speech Links

There are a variety of websites for ideas to help your child with speech/language at home.